Contemporary Mexican-American Women Novelists

Contemporary Mexican-American Women Novelists
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Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : UTEXAS:059173004943022
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Book Synopsis Contemporary Mexican-American Women Novelists by : María González

Download or read book Contemporary Mexican-American Women Novelists written by María González and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Mexican-American women novelists - some of whom are moving toward a Chicana feminist construct - have produced very exciting work. Using the works of both Gloria Anzaldúa and Elaine Showalter as theoretical frameworks, this study argues for a specific Chicana feminism whose roots are both in and outside the Mexican-American culture. The authors included in Contemporary Mexican-American Women Novelists are Ana Castillo, Denise Chávez, Sandra Cisneros, Lucha Corpi, Margarita Cota-Cádenas, Roberta Fernández, Laura del Fuego, Irene Beltrán Hernández, Mary Helen Ponce, and Estela Portillo Trambley.


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